Paper-lined receptacle.



H.. HILL.

PAPER LINED RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION men JAN- 12. 1916.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

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HARRIET HILL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PAPER-LINED RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented an. as, rare.

1 Application filed January 12, 1916. Serial No. 71,603.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRIET HILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Paper-Lined Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to paper lined liquid holding receptacles, and has for its general object to provide certain construe tions which will operate to adapt the receptacle to accommodate linings of various sizes and be readily converted from an artiole such as a finger bowl or wash basin into a holder for flowers, and further to admit of readily adjusting the lining to and detaching it from the receptacle. And to these ends the invention resides in providing the receptacle with a plurality of series of projections each series being arranged at a different height above the bottom of the receptacle from the other series, and in constructing the said projections so as to engage with I the edge of the paper lining and to support a guard.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of the invention. Fig. 2, is a vertical cross sectional view. Fig. 3, is a detail side elevation partly in section, of a modified form of the device.

The construction forming the subject matter of this invention is arranged on the inner face of the receptacle. This receptacle may be an ordinary metallic wash basin such as is found in railway coaches, or it may be a metallic ink well, or as shown in the drawings, it may be an ordinary finger bowl or a device that may be converted from a finger bowl into a flower pot and conversely. As shown in the drawings the said construction is in the form of a projection 5, arranged on the inner surface of the receptacle 6. The projection may be made by any method and for purposes of illustration I have shown it as being up-struck, or in the form of a depending tongue. As will be noted by reference to the drawings, a plurality of these tongues are provided an it will be further noted that these are arranged in a plurality of circular series,

the tongues of each series being in alinement with those of the other series. Although this alinernent of the tongues is ideal from tacle 6, and its upper edge adjusted underneath the tongues of one series these tongues will effectively hold the linin from being accidentally displaced. It will be noted that the series of tongues which engage the lining when this has been adjusted in the receptacle will depend upon the height thereof. As a consequence of this, linings of various sizes or heights may be used with the same receptacle. This feature is of great commercial importance in that an establishment, where finger bowls are used, is not, by reason of having previously procured bowls of a particular manufacture, restricted to the use of the linings prescribed for these, it being obvious that the present structure may be readily incorporated with any of the metallic bowls now in use and thereby adapt these to accommodate any of the standard sizes of paper linings now in the market.

It will be observed that with the present invention practically the entire edge of the lining is exposed when the bowl is m use, so that when it is desired to detach the lining from the receptacle a hold thereof with the finger and thumb of one hand may be readily'taken at a point between any two adjacent tongues and the lining bent inwar ly and downwardly until disenga ement thereof with the tongues has been e ected. This disengagement it will be observed is accomplished with great facility and without the use of an implement such as a fork.

In instances where it is desired to convert a finger bowl into a flower holding receptacle or where it is desired to provide a receptacle solely for holding flowers a guard in the form of disk 9, is employed. The cirdisks each of which corresponds in circumference to one of the series of tongues then flowers may be supported at various heights above the bottom of the lining. As a consequence of this flowers having relatively short -or relatively long stems may be accommodated with the receptacle of this invention. In this connection it may be well to state that in instances where it is desired to use a paper lining in an ink well, a disk like that just described but smaller and provided with an opening for the pen point, may be employed with a metallic ink well formed with tongues arranged to support the said disk. It will here be observed that the presence of the disk will limit the distance to which the pen point may be introduced into the ink well by having the opening in the disk smaller than the end of the pen holder. With this construction and when the disk is arranged for a distance from the bottom of the lining greater than the length of the pen point,'accidental puncture of the lining by the pen point upon inserting this in to the ink, will be avoided.

It will of course be understood that any form of paper lining may be combined with the receptacle of this invention. The more common forms are what is known as the plain and the crimped. The use of the latter is preferred by reason of its odd appearance and its ability to expand radially and thereby bind on the inner surface of the receptacle.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A liquid holding receptacle comprising a body open at its upper end, a paper lining conforming substantially to the shape of the receptacle and arrange therein, said receptacle having on its inner surface a series of conforming substantially to the shape of the receptacle and arranged therein, said receptacle having on its inner surface a plurality of spaced projections disposed below the said upper end, and engaging the upper edge of said lining and a perforated disk arranged on said projections.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification,- in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 11th day of January, 1916.

HARRIET HILL. Witnesses:

' ALICE ADAMS,

. M. E. LAUGHLIN. 

